When I was a little girl I had a stuffed Cocker Spaniel I named Fluff. Fluff still lives--in a keepsake box full of childhood treasures. I've had many dog friends over the years. It is a compliment when I say our little cat, Princess Twinkle Toes, has dog characteristics. I would never tell her, so Shhhhhh...."
Just this morning I saw the news article of a dog named Hawkeye, who, even as Navy Seal Jon Tumilson, lay in his coffin during his memorial service -- would not leave his master's side. Poignant, amazing and incredible is the love of a Dog.
In the United States, National Dog Day has two goals. The first is to rescue dogs from homelessness and abuse. The second is to honor dogs for all that they do for us. In addition to giving love and companionship, dogs help us out in countless ways. They are watchdogs for our safety. They lead the blind. Dogs aid in search and rescue, some seek out bombs and drugs. Others can sniff out cancer, still others protect citizens as they serve on the police force in k-nine units.
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13 comments:
oh! if ONLY i'd known this before i wrote a post on a completely different theme! i adore dogs and have had several over the years...wonderful post!
Me too, actually. Just reading about your childhood toy reminded me of a toy that I had....I feel a blog post coming along soon!
One cute spaniel. Nice to have a day to celebrate dogs, they give so much pleasure.
That is such a cute dog!
Quite a lovely postcard! :)
what an adorable little dog!
Dogs are such wonderful friends. Cats are OK too. :)
Nice card. We had our dog for just over two years and I am amazed at how much he wormed his way into our lives. Unfortunately we had to put him to sleep the end of July. An extremely difficult decision.
We have lots of dogs here in our place. We also have a lot of cats and kittens. Sometimes I felt we are an animal shelter. ^_^
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Great postcard. I've managed to keep with the canine theme. Happy PFF!
I didn't know it was National Dog Day! How wonderful - great postcard.
I had stuffed dogs, too, before our parents gave us a real dog as pet. Now that I'm an adult and married, I have two dogs and they're such great companions to me, very loyal, sweet and protective. I love the idea of a national dog day!
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